Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-19

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IN enc CT tbess chairs. yesterday after
noon. all sailing 81 each ether With an
expression Of Infinite. unniters6le cen
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lets The tabs cut upoa any such vslRar
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oonvenienes e. the Eidee poles under
negth all Fun towards the canteF instead
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struct the knees when rlaced beneath.
The orly thing lsekizg IN she outEs,
therefoFe, toinake the reporters entirely
happy vas the absence Of news. Pre-
. red to handle il in its best shape. the
Council proceedings developed Scarcely
lire Of spice TO relieve the m01otooy
Of the pEoessdings.
WANTS ASSISTANCE.
John NOFens, BY permission. stated
70 the Council fron tie lobby railing
that be bad. at his Ovn expense and
labor. built 9 road from Enelrs grove
10 the city, q distance OF some two
miles. bat that be nov found himself
without funds 20 pay the men he has
had employed lattsrly, and 80 asked that
the C11ucil assist him by an Rppropria-
tiOn. the road being for q great part
through the first ward. and waa pfac-
ticaliy an extension Of the shore liBe
Fosd. Hs said be bad secured from the
owners the right OF wsy through the
property il rassed. Upon molten Of
Nh. Liliis, the Street Committee vas in
stfucted to look into the matter and re-
port 20 the Council at the next meeting.
A report was read frsm the commit
tee having the road from the prairie IN
sharee. Ihty recommended that the
road be built by way OF Pacific avenue
and Thirty- ffth street. Mr.. Kelly
called attention 10 the 800 approeria-
sion for the purpose, saying that i was
usufi ,ieut, and moved that Il be
doubled. With the right 10 report shoHld
shat be not enough. The motion
passed.
WANT TO EQUIP THE POLICE.
The report Of the COMMITTEES or
Health and Police reported at length
that the police force Of the city vas en-
tiTely insrfisient and the few officers
on duty weFe not distinguishable from
other eitizsns, ner we're they armed With
clubs or other weapons. The report
recommended that the city purchase
twenty nickel plated stars to b. worn BY
the polics officers and . number Of nip
peSs and handouts; that the officers be
compelled to wear Q uniform Of dark
bIne and hats Of any pattern such IS are
worn by similar officers IN any we'll reg
nIated city. The uniforms should be
paid for by the officers themselves. The
report said tie Committee bad visited
the city jail and found Il very poorly
ventilated, and the quarters provided
foe the keeper we're small and insuth
cient. They recommended that these to
Improved-the latter By the building OF
an additional room 80 that the keeper
would not be necessitated to occupy the
iremen's room in the second story.
The committee had also learned that
property belonging to the city consist
ing of nine handouts, six shackles, one
desk, biilheads, letterheads, e O., were
in the hand Of eX-Ohief Of Police Nc
Kay. The committee had called upon
him and demanded that he turn them
over to the city, but he had refused.
He was willing, however, to give bonds
for the safe keeping of the property. !
SUING THE OTHER cHIEF.
Councilman HoaRhton moved that
Chief Faller be directed to notify Mo
ky at once that these articles be
handed over 70 the officials, and upon
his refusal, that action be commenced
at once.
Chief Fuller, who was present, went
in search Of Mckay, and in short time
the two returned. Mckay had asked
that the demand be made in writing,
and that being done he referred the
matter to his attorney. The Council
hsreupon direete the City Attorney to
begin suit.
A summons Was served upon the
Mayor during the sitting, in the suit
brought sgAinst the city TO recover dam
ages for the death of Ralph Loiz,
caused by the caving in Of an embark
ment, recently reported. The Council
directed the City Attorney to defend in
this case.
A communication was read from the
Cincinnati firm which had cast tue de-
feetive fire bell used In the First Ward,
offering to replace il With another If the
old one was retained. and the csmmit
tee was ordered TO ship IL at the expense
| OF the city.
STREET COMPLAINTS
A petition was read from property
| owners on ID Street, presented by Father
Hyle5os, asking for permission to raiss
the sidewalk three feet above grade be-
ween 6sh and 7Gh streets, and another
from residents on the same stree; asking
for rise of Is inches. Permission was
granted 20 make the improvement pro-
vided there be no expense TO the city.
10 connection Herewith petition wa
presented fFom the II. &. Church. ask
ing that the assessment for improving
venth street be nos collected until the
work was completed, and also asking
that toe proposed cut Of 8 feet b. re-
duced e. 1 feet. Both matters were re-
ferred 10 the Stree. Committee.
Toe reports Of the Chiefs of Police for
May. Mckay from the Ist to the 2tih
and Faller from the 24'h TO the 3lst.
we're fled. Toe reports show the total
number of arrests 10 be q. OF these Is
we're plain druuks, 5 drunk and disor
DERBY, fighting and disorderly. The
fines and costs amounted to tI54.
THR MKnRf BURGLAR.
An attempt was made to burelar;zs
the hard ware establishment of ID A.
Powell, on Pacific Avenue. on Friday
aiRhs. One of the thieves was captured
aHd Yesterday WAS committed at court.
The same night Elias Taylor's house. in
the First Ward. and some articles of
slight value we're taken.
A taRgy belonging TO Nelson Bennett
vas wrecked by the horse attached to IL
ruaning away at Steilacosm- His little
daughter, with yeunR woman IN his
employ we're visiting friends at that
place and had tied the horse up In front
Of the house. bat tie animal became
restless and breke away.
Hon. Eiw0od Evans has been chosen
ss orator Of the day for the Alb Of Jaly
a. q aas scsested the Office.
tacoma W. T., June IS, 1887.